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, and

Yoon Se-ah Yoon Se-ah (born January 2, 1978) is a South Korean actress best known for her roles in '' The City Hall'', ''Wife Returns'', ''A Gentleman's Dignity'', ''Stranger'', '' Sky Castle'', and '' Snowdrop''. Yoon was paired with Korean-French-Canadian ...

. Created by

Studio Dragon Studio Dragon Corporation () is a South Korean drama production, marketing and distribution company under CJ ENM's E&M division. It was established on May 3, 2016, as a spin-off from E&M Media Content. The company joined the KOSDAQ index of Ko ...

and produced by writer

Baek Mi-kyung Baek Mi-kyung (born 1971) is a South Korean television and film screenwriter. A star writer who has written many well-received dramas, such as ''Strong Girl Bong-soon'' (JTBC, 2017) and ''The Lady in Dignity'' (JTBC, 2017). ''The Lady in Dignity' ...

's own company Story Phoenix, it aired on

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every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 ( KST) from September 28 to November 17, 2019 for 16 episodes.

Synopsis

Ma Dong-chan (

) and Ko Mi-ran (

) take part in a 24-hour experiment where both are frozen. Things don't go as expected and they wake up from the frozen capsule 20 years later instead of 24 hours. In order to survive the side effects of their cryogenic sleep, they must follow a set of restrictions to maintain their body temperature at 31.5 °C (max. 33 °C/88-91 °F) and keep their heart rate normal. The scientist behind the experiment is the only one who knows the key to their survival but he has lost his memory after an accident. Racing against time, the story focuses on two dynamic individuals' attempt to resume normalcy and catch up on the lost time of their lives.

Cast

Main

as Ma Dong-chan (32/52) *

as Go Mi-ran (24/44) *

as Na Ha-yeong (44) **

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as young Ha-yeong (24) Dong-chan's girlfriend

Supporting

People around Dong-chan

* Yoon Seok-hwa as Kim Won-jo, Dong-chan's mother (55/75) *

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as Ma Pil-gu, Dong-chan's father (59) *

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as Ma Dong-sik (29), Dong-chan's younger brother **

as old Dong-sik (49) *

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as Ma Dong-joo (30), Dong-chan's younger sister **

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as old Dong-joo (50) * Lee Do-gyeom as Baek Young-tak (35), Dong-joo's ex-husband, a police detective. ** Lee Do-yeop as old Young-tak (55) * Lee Joo-young as Lee Hye-Jin, Dong-sik's wife *

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as Ma Seo-yoon (7), Dong-sik's daughter

People around Mi-ran

Gil Hae-yeon Gil Hae-yeon ( ko, 길해연) is a South Korean actress. She is best known to North American audiences for her performance in the film '' In Her Place'', for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at th ...

as Mi-ran's mother (46/66) * Park Choong-sun as Mi-ran's father (45/65) * Park Min-soo as Go Nam-tae (12) ** Yoon Na-moo as adult Nam-tae (32), Mi-ran's brother

People at the broadcast station

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as Son Hyeon-gi (48) **

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as young Son Hyeon-gi (28) *

Jung Hae-kyun Jung Hae-kyun (; born August 16, 1968) is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in '' The Villainess'', '' Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds'' and ''Confession of Murder ''Confession of Murder'' (; lit. "I Am the Murderer") is a 2 ...

as Kim Hong-seok (41/61) * Han Jae-i as producer Su * Hong Seo-baek as producer Lee

People at the campus

* Baro as Hwang Byung-shim (24), Mi-ran's ex-boyfriend **

Shim Hyung-tak Shim Hyung-tak (born January 12, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He starred in Korean dramas such as '' The Road Home'' (2009), '' Three Sisters'' (2010), ''Welcome Rain to My Life'' (2012), '' You Are the Boss!'' (2013), '' Let's Eat'' (2014), ...

as old Byung-shim (44) *

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as Oh Young-seon (24) Mi-ran's best friend, who married Byung-shim **

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as old Young-seon (44) *

Oh Ha-nee Oh Ha-nee is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Goodbye to Goodbye'', '' Tempted'', ''The Crowned Clown'' and '' Three Bold Siblings''. She also appeared in movies '' The Shameless'', '' A Special Lady'', ''D ...

as Park Kyung-ja (24) Mi-ran's other best friend. ** Park Hee-jin as old Kyung-ja (44) * Choi Bo-min as Hwang Ji-hoon (19), Hwang Byung-Shim and Young-sun's son, a freshman at Korea University who develops a crush on Mi-ran. * Kang Yoo-seok as Park Young-joon (19) Ji-hoon's best friend, a freshman at Korea University.

Others

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as Park Yoo-ja *

Han Ki-woong Han Ki-woong is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' Love to the End'', '' Mother of Mine'', '' Apgujeong Midnight Sun'' and '' The Second Husband''. Filmography Television series References External links * ...

as Lee Jung-woo *

Seo Hyun-chul Seo Hyun-chul ( ko, 서현철, born 19 May 1965) is a South Korean theatre, film and television actor. He is known for his supporting roles in various TV series and films. His better known works are: 2013 medical drama series '' Good Doctor'', ...

as Hwang Gab-soo (46/66) *

Lee Moo-saeng Lee Moo-saeng (; born May 10, 1980), is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas ''The World of the Married'' (2020), ''The Silent Sea'' (2021), ''Thirty-Nine'' (2022), and '' Cleaning Up (2022). Career ...

as Jo Ki-beom (45) ** Kim Wook as young Ki-beom (25) *

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as Doctor Yoon * Kim Bup-rae as Lee Hyung-do/Lee Seok-do

Special appearances

Tony Ahn Tony Ahn (; born June 7, 1978) is a South Korean singer, best known as a member of boy band H.O.T. After H.O.T. disbanded in 2001, its ex-members Tony Ahn, Jang Woo-hyuk and Lee Jae-won formed the dance music trio jtL. Eventually, JTL unoffic ...

(Ep. 1) *

Kim Soo-ro Kim Soo-ro (born Kim Sang-joong on May 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Career Early career Kim Soo-ro studied Theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and Dongguk University, then joined the Mokwha Repertory Company. In 1993, he made hi ...

(Ep. 6) *

Ra Mi-ran Ra Mi-ran (born March 6, 1975) is a South Korean actress and television personality. Career Before making her film debut in '' Lady Vengeance'' (2005), Ra Mi-ran spent years acting in theatre. Afterwards, she appeared in more than 40 films but d ...

(Ep. 6) *

Park Jin-young Park Jin-young (Hangul: 박진영; born December 13, 1971), also known by his stage names J. Y. Park and The Asiansoul or the initials JYP, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, record producer, record executive, and reality television show ju ...

as Jang Woo-shin (Ep.14)

Production

Development

and

have previously starred together in '' Rain or Shine'' (2017). The first script reading took place in June 2019.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Ratings

Notes

References

External links

* * * {{Works by Studio Dragon Korean-language television shows 2019 South Korean television series debuts 2019 South Korean television series endings TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas South Korean fantasy television series Television series by Studio Dragon Cryonics in fiction